編者按：主題為“寒假”的澎湃第五屆寒暑假征稿活動正式啟動至今，我們收到了不少小畫家、小作家們的作品。孩子們用文字、圖像、視頻，展示了他們眼中的寒假生活，接下來作品會陸續(xù)刊登。

今天刊登的是來自ValeyVast 英語俱樂部的Augie小朋友的投稿。Augie向我們介紹說，中國傳統(tǒng)上說過年，是因為古時候傳說中有一個叫“年”的怪獸，人們用爆炸聲、火光和紅色的物件來嚇退怪獸。而今年，過年期間的“怪獸”變成了新冠病毒。讓我們起來讀一讀他的作文吧。

作品：《A Special New Year》

作者：朱子昂 （Augie）9歲 海桐小學 三年級8班  

A long time ago in China, there was a monster called Nian. It was a giant and looked like a fierce wild animal. On New Year Eve, Nian came to a village and ate people. People were scared of Nian until a wise man taught the villagers that Nian was afraid of three things: loud noise, fire and red color. The next year, when Nian came back people hit drums loudly, set off firecrackers and wore red clothes from head to toe. Nian was frightened so it ran far away and never came back again.

This is an ancient tale in Chinese culture. However, this year we had a real monster. It was so small that we could not see. We called it Coronavirus. This monster could get into our bodies, making us cough, causing a fever and might lead weak people to serious diseases or die. Thus, many doctors and scientists can not sleep or celebrate Chinese New Year, but work days and nights to fight diseases and cure patients, finding ways to control this virus outbreak. It was said that this monster appeared because some people ate wild animals that should be avoided.

Originally, during Chinese New Year we could set off firecrackers, play with friends and eat New Year Eve dinner outside with our families, but this monster is so strong that we have to stay at home to protect ourselves. When we go out we must wear a mask like a Ninja, when we go back we must wash our hands thoroughly.

Although this Chinese New Year we are suffering because of this monster, we are still happy with our families. We also believe we will beat this monster and the world will be back to normal.

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